tortured

n.拷问；痛苦

vt.拷问；使痛苦；曲解

Torture always dehumanizes both the torturer and his victim. 严刑拷打往往使施刑者和受刑者都丧失人性。

She suffered the torture of toothache. 她因牙痛而痛苦。

He tortured his prisoners. 他拷打犯人。

He was tortured with anxiety. 他为焦虑所苦。

Winds tortured the trees. 风把树吹得歪歪斜斜。

torture的基本意思是严重折磨某人的身体和精神,使其产生极度痛苦、苦恼和紧张等不良感觉。

torture是及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语。其宾语后也可接动词不定式作目的状语。